A new Swedish study reveals that maintaining a healthy BMI throughout childhood is crucial for optimal lung development.

By 2018, federal data showed that 42% of adults had some form of fatty liver disease -- higher than prior estimates, ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report that detailed the prevalence of obesity ...

Contrary to the popular belief that only sugar intake leads to type 2 diabetes, an expert says that it is the continuous ...

Obesity causes insulin resistance by increasing activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of the stress hormone norepinephrine, according to a new study.

According to the World Health Organization, a sedentary lifestyle may raise — and even double in some cases — your chances of ...

The RESPOND trial adapted to COVID-19 disruptions by shifting to a cluster-parallel randomized design, enabling analysis ...

Since semaglutide was approved by the FDA for weight loss under the brand name Wegovy in 2021, GLP-1 medications—originally ...

A recent study found semaglutide – the drug known as Ozempic – can improve knee pain in people with obesity and ...

"I'm using [Ozempic] off-label for a whole host of conditions — and have been for years," Dr. Caroline Messer, an ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists, originally developed for managing type 2 diabetes, have rapidly emerged as highly effective ...

Expanding access to obesity medications such as GLP-1 receptor agonists and dual gastric inhibitory polypeptide and GLP-1 receptor agonists could avert 42,000 deaths annually in the United States.